Thanks to CPOA, my son is currently enrolled at Waldorf College on scholarship and will start football at the college on 13 Aug 03.  I almost started preparing too late.  Had I started preparing when my son was a junior, he could have gotten a full ride at a D-1 school, but by the time I decided, they (scholarships) were all gone.  Mr. Tony Udean, the local CPOA representative, provided me and my family with knowledgeable information.  We highly recommend Mr. Udean.
 
NOTE:  Before I contacted Tony, my son had only received 3 letters.  Shortly after we started working with Tony, he received approximately 85 letters and over 10 offers to play football.  Although Blaine is a large school, very few recruiters seem to visit the school.
 
Thanks, Tony.
John Williams and Family
 
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College Prospects of America, Inc.

 

The reason for my letter is to provide some thoughts on how wonderful College Prospects of America is to work with and the results your process secured.

 We had been sending letters to select colleges for almost a year with a modest interest being generated.  That was confusing to us.  Katie was a four year starter in volleyball at Cretin Derham Hall High School and had played in the best Club teams (finishing second in the nation once) in the Twin Cities.  We were told by local high school and club coaches that Katie was one of the best in the state at her position, a definite Division I player but College Recruiters didn't show much more than passive interest in her.

 

In mid September my daughter Katie received a letter through her high school from Jim Burian, Area Director of College Prospects of America describing your services.  I called Jim for more information and his genuine interest in helping us in the process was obvious.  We set up a meeting in our home (about a two hour drive each way for Jim) for the next evening for him to meet the family and Katie and discuss our goals and interest.  His sincerity, candid feedback around our expectations and overall professionalism were absolutely profound.  We signed up that night and he completed the necessary paperwork to start the process.

We received letters asking for more information from over 400 Division I, II, and III programs.  Katie was contacted by telephone by over 50 schools, selected her five official visits, received five full scholarship offers and made her final choice (a $25,000 annual value).

 

It's all about marketing and credibility of having a third party present an athlete for consideration vs. the perceived self serving or biases of an individual or family.  College Prospects has a great reputation in college athletic departments and their letters are read and their Web site is viewed very heavily by college recruiters.  The exposure the athlete receives is what makes it work.  Several coaches indicated to us "we didn't know Katie was still looking; we thought she was committed."  "I had her in a drill group at Nike Camp two years ago but when I saw her picture on the Web site it all came back to me and I went after her", this quote was from the coach who successfully recruited Katie.

 

Thanks College Prospects and Jim Burian.  I have another high school freshman volleyball player and I'll be calling Jim in two years.

 

Sincerely,
Gary Plummer

 

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College Prospects of America

To Whom it May Concern:

 

I would like to sincerely thank CPOA and its efforts in trying to get exposure for me to college coaches around the country.  After signing up with CPOA, the phones started ringing off the hook.  Without College Prospects of America, I would not have the chance to wrestle for the University of Pittsburgh, a Divison I wrestling team.  Thank you.

 

Sincerely,
Jake Nelson